poetry promoting canals

 

1766, Inland Navigation.

 

1770, A New Song in Honour of the Navigation (L&LC).

 

1790, Bishops Turned Navigators (Worcs & B'ham Canal), John Freeth.

 

1790, Inland Navigation, John Freeth.

 

1790, Navigation Contest, John Freeth.

 

1790c, Inland Navigation.

 

1827, The Manchester Ship Canal.

 

1885, Note re MSC proposal in 'The Porcupine', a satirical Liverpool-based Magazine.

poetry about canals

 

1865, Bradford Beck (pollution on the Bradford Canal).

 

1922, How We Saved the Barge.

 

1944, The Standard Craft, by a canal engineer.

 

1950, Boats I Have Loved, Reg Woods (Rochdale Canal).